Articles | Volume 16, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13309-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13309-2016
Research article
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28 Oct 2016
Research article |  | 28 Oct 2016

The climatology of planetary boundary layer height in China derived from radiosonde and reanalysis data

Jianping Guo, Yucong Miao, Yong Zhang, Huan Liu, Zhanqing Li, Wanchun Zhang, Jing He, Mengyun Lou, Yan Yan, Lingen Bian, and Panmao Zhai

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AR by Jianping Guo on behalf of the Authors (07 Sep 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Sep 2016) by Renyi Zhang
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (17 Sep 2016)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (21 Sep 2016)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (04 Oct 2016)
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (06 Oct 2016) by Renyi Zhang
AR by Jianping Guo on behalf of the Authors (14 Oct 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (18 Oct 2016) by Renyi Zhang
AR by Jianping Guo on behalf of the Authors (18 Oct 2016)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
The large-scale PBL climatology from sounding observations is still lacking in China. This work investigated the BLH characterization at diurnal, monthly and seasonal timescales throughout China, showing large geographic and meteorological dependences. BLH is, on average, negatively (positively) associated with the surface pressure and lower tropospheric stability (wind speed and temperature). Cloud tends to suppress the development of the PBL, which has implications for air quality forecasts.
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